Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-02
ArensGorf:
TIE AFTERNOON SESSION.

The court room was again thronCed this af-
ternoou with attorneys and spectators. In
side the bar we're four adies-Mesdames Paul
Leader, John Areusdorf, Fred Munchrath, sr.,
and Fred Munchrath jr. soon after the com
mcacing of court II. j. TAYLOR read the in
dictment found by the grand jury against
John Arensdorf CT al. OF the defendants
named la this indictment. said Taylor, John
Arensdori is now on trial. He enters the
plea Of not guilty. The evidence viii not be
confined to the killing alone, but TO such cir
cunIStauccs as led up to il. Let me then
draw your attention to IA scene In this court
room, when injunction cases were on trial.
There appeared a. defendants men known as
saIUon-kcepees. George G.. ll5ddock was
in court giving his evidence against
these men. There was a strong, in
tense feeling against thOs" prosecuting these
cases lladiock appeared as y witness. The
evidence that he gave on the day preceding
his death tended TO intensity that feeling. On
the afternoon OF that tatetul day the saloon
men called an extra session Of their union,
the fact Of the special session was spread 10y
special messengers, and they carried the pur-
pose of that extra session. In the evening
some OF those who were members OF that
union appeared in a certain hall. One of
them announced the object OF the mcetitg
He seemed TO know more than any OF the
others. stated the object to be "What would
be best 10 be done with the witnesses testify
ing in the injunction ~cases.o The committee
To carry out the objects of the union consisted Of
John Arensdorf and others. This committee
met in secret session. George Trcioer arose
and said that he called the private meeting TO
say that he had two Germans who, II paid for
it, would whip the injunction witnesses and
were competent TO do it. The defendant at
the bar then said that II they would do the
work there was some 400 in the treasury,
ard IL they would do the work they would get
paid for it. He further added: 1--WE ought to
blow up Hadiock's house, or tear IL down"
the brewers had too much interest To allow
them to interfere with the business. Tie
scene In the court room the day after the pri-
vate meeting of saloon rnen was that OF in
junction trials, and the feeling against the
witnesses was growing in bitterness. In the
evening Of that day Haddock went 10 the
Hubbard house, and in CONVEX.
sation with a friend. Planned a trip to Green
vile. On the morning Of the 2d Of August,
III Trieber's saloon, bismarck" appeared.
Trieher said: 'You owe me for drinks; ]
have a pump that needs tiXing,'' and it was
agreed that "BI smarck' should fix ii. They
then came into the court room. At noon
they went out to near the NJ. F.. church. Trie-
Der indicated the house Of Haddock. They
passed along the street. TTieber said: do
you know Fritz Folger and Sylvester
Granda," An affirmative answer was given.
Triebcr sail, ~ will give Grania $500
to whip Haadock.n The message was
given by Bismarck 10 Granda. The
next day Bismarck called at Trieber's
saloon and was asked by Trieber if he
had seen Granda. Bismarck was tnen re-
ouested To go and bring Granda to the saloon.
The latter was not at home. He found him
on the street. Bismarck was told 10y Tricber
to show Grania where Haddock lived. They
then went off together.
Haddock and Turner secured a horse and
buggy ut Merril's stable, then drove to Green.
willie. When leaving the parsonage Mrs. Had